Tag Archives: Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man

If you’re not in the office, listen to the song Run Charlie Run. It’s from 1972 from The Temptations. If you’re of a certain age you remember the big hit from that album, All Directions – Papa Was a Rollin’ … Continue reading →

An interesting item from Alfred McCoy – it seems that opium farming generates fifty percent of Afghanistan’s GDP and supports twenty percent of its population. So he suggests we think about this: To understand the Afghan War, one basic point … Continue reading →

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